Administrative/Biographical history: Frederick Bowie and Jeannie Mutch were missionaries in Vanuatu between 1896 and 1933, initially for the Free Church of Scotland and probably, post-1900, for the United Free Church of Scotland.

Custodial history:

Immediate source of acquisition: Donated to Marischal Museum by Bowie, Mutch and their descendents between 1911 and 1974.